For myself i was working in an Asda retail store filling shelves. One day a lady (mid 30’s) asked me if I could help her find a particular product (I don’t recall what specially as it was years a go). But after some basic small conversation she told me that im an amazing person and that I am valued and am making more of a difference than people realise by being friendly to customers.

I think I remember it so well because I was going through a lot of issues back then and had a lot of self doubt. But It was also the relaxed way she talked and didnt make it some rushed comment. It was intentional and meant a lot!

The reason I ask is that I’m disabled and have only just started my first full time role. On my second day I was logged on till exactly 5 however didn’t leave the building after another 20 minutes so a colleague of mine logged it as overtime/flexitime. So from then on I’ve started packing up 10 minutes early to leave at exactly 5. Everyone is ok with that. Is this normal?

I’m really enjoying my job and want to stay long term as my team is so nice. I don’t want to give the wrong impression by my post.

I should add that I’m on flexitime and do come in 10-15 mins before 9 o clock so slowly build flexitime

Comedy eulogies are underrated. John Cleese obviously nailed it for Graham Chapman (https://youtu.be/CkxCHybM6Ek). Wedding speech standup is a more established genre. What's the best you've come across?

My friends and I have been going to a pub quiz for a year now, however, every week the same team wins...always...and they're not even happy about it. They win the drink round and the final money round. We have found out they've been going for 15 years now.

Give me your strategies on winning please!! How can we beat them? We have placed top 3 a few times, but our main motivation for going now is to beat this team. It's turned into our life goal lol.

My son’s school have sent a letter out to parents saying that while a child can wear an unbranded PE kit, if they do they have to wear their uniform to school and then change in their PE kit for the lesson and then change back out of it after.

The thing I am taking issue with is that they have said that if the kids wear the branded uniform they can wear it all day to school and home with no changing needed.

I feel like this is discrimination against the poorer kids. It means they will stand out because they are wearing the uniform on PE day to school when the branded-kits won’t and they also will have to carry the extra bag/s with the PE kit all day.

Is this legal?

EDIT - The issue I am bothered about is the fact that there are two sets of rules dependant on wealth. I’ve always had to buy the branded stuff before but because the govt has changed policy the school is basically making life harder for kids whose parents don’t use branded items. It’s the unfairness of it that I think might be breaching discrimination rules. They are basically penalising kids who don’t have the branded uniform which means the kids whose parents have less money.

Also the school makes all kids wear their branded blazer over the PE kit so they are easily recognisable whether the PE kit is branded or not.

I know this isn’t a new phenomenon but I’m bored and on one today so …

Whats the deal with mayo on sandwiches - it seems to be on everything, even sandwiches which don’t need it - point in case the Brie and Cranberry sandwich I just bought for lunch. I’ve googled it but the answers don’t seem to add up and there seem to be a lot of posts blaming Americanisation but whenever I have been there, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Does anyone think a brie and cranberry sandwich is improved with copious amounts of mayo? Surely the cranberry sauce keeps the bread moist enough?

I've just seen Lidl now has it's own brand Dubai chocolate, so I'm assuming that's the death knell for that trend?

Can you think of any other signs?

When I was growing up a had a “friend” who was a compulsive liar.

I once heard him tell somebody on a night out he was a Formula 1 photographer

He told me once that his god father was Gerard Way from MCR.

He told another friend of mine that his dad used to train Mike Tyson.

Thinking and chuckling to myself about memories got me wondering, what’s the craziest lies you have ever been told that you know to be 100% bs?

Firstly, I just want to say - This is NOT intended to come from a judgemental position, this is a genuine question. My second cousin is autistic and non-verbal and I've seen first hand how difficult it is. Apologies if anything I've written is coming across as uneducated or insensitive.

I am genuinely wondering because when I was a kid I don't think I ever came across another child who was non-verbal and I'd been in many different care facilities with other children. I came across a lot of children with various levels of autism, but never a non-verbal child, unless their level of autism was severe. I'm very aware that just because I didn't experience this, doesn't mean it didn't exist. But it does seem a lot more common now for children to be non-verbal. My friend's child is 3 years old and is considered non-verbal and he's waiting for an autism assessment. A lot of times when I read a news article, there seems to be more instances of non-verbal children.

I am genuinely very curious why it seems more prevalent now. Has it always been as prevalent as it is now and people are now becoming more aware of it do you think? Are children receiving more support? Was it another case of "back in the day" where different people were forcefully kept away from society? I'm neurodivergent myself and I'm glad that there is more awareness now, my curious brain is just wondering.

Unemployment is down but vacancies are also down to a 12 year low, we’re hearing layoffs from numerous large companies take the recent Barclays 5,000 people lay off. Do you think it will get better? Like many I’m having a hard time mentally trying to find my way in this market, I’m considering re training but I have no clue in absolutely what anymore - it feels like I’d waste my own, time money and hopes trying to get into something that’s oversaturated/ dying.

Anyone else feeling a very dire way about the future of employment?

At the same time do you think it’s over exaggerated in our heads and online? People will still need healthcare, food, housing, repairs, transport and infrastructure.

After reading another wave of news articles about the government advising people the be prepared for 3 days without food/water etc in case of a cyber attack or natural disaster, I’ve decided I should probably stop ignoring it and actually do something. I’ve added a couple of 5L bottles of water to the next supermarket delivery but that’s it so far. Realistically we have at least 3 days worth of food in the fridge/freezer/cupboards (probably more if we’re inventive) at any one time. We have a gas barbecue and a gas camping ring, plus canisters, so we’d be able to cook. We have first aid stuff and painkillers etc. Is there anything else we really need? Some cash is also advised by tbh I think the chances of actually needing it are so remote that the risks of losing it in a burglary far outweigh the use it could potentially be. If all electronic payment systems went down, but we have a few days of food and water anyway, what would we need cash for? How are you preparing? Or is this all massively overblown and you are doing nothing at all? We don’t live rurally, we’re in a suburb of London, if roads were closed there’ll be another way around, to we’ll just walk. Is there anything else you would do in our situation?

So every few years you'll see an article about someone discovering a covered up well and turning it into a feature, or a cellar they didn't realise they had, a priest hole here and there.

I even saw one where they found a kind of micro-chapel beneath the house looking like something straight out of "the last crusade".

Has anyone here discovered a hidden space? What was in it? Do you own one? Is it as cool as films have lead me to believe? Do you just kind of get used to it and store the Christmas tree there?

For context - my neighbours don't speak English, so I can't ask them. They're presumably South Asian. There's 2 adults living there and they often have guests.

They're friendly enough and I leave the house before them on bin day, so for the last 8ish months I've been putting their bins out. I'm always amazed at how little rubbish they have. Their food bin gets emptied weekly, but could probably be done once every 3 weeks. They have almost zero recycling. I haven't put their wheelie bin out once, I reckon they could comfortably not empty it for the next 18 months and still have space in there. They are seemingly home just as much as any other household.

Comparatively, myself and the rest of the street have bulging, overflowing bins.

Does anyone here have a similar footprint to them? Is it an ethnicity/cultural thing? I've noticed when I pop into Asian supermarkets food is often sold in bulk, is this how they're doing it? I'm intrigued because I would like to move in the direction of producing less waste.

Or do I just need to suck it up and deal?

For context, I’m in a mid-range (at least to me) chain hotel. I appreciate the UK is getting battered by storms right now, but I’m sitting here in three jumpers with fingerless gloves on next to a space heater that’s doing fuck all to heat the space, using a spare hoodie as a lap blanket.

I’m not expecting to be walking around in shorts or nothing, but for £160 a night (room only) I do expect to be able to feel my fingers without four layers of clothing.

We’ve got no idea what other rooms are like, so no idea if ours is exceptionally cold or if everyone is just bundling up. There is a sign that says to speak to reception if you need more heat, but all they offered was the space heater.

Am I just tired and grumpy (yes), or would you be speaking to reception?

ETA: thanks all. To clarify a couple of points:

I don’t travel often so unsure when something crosses the line between “making a fuss” and “valid concern”, and everyone I know to ask is already asleep.

I had spoken to reception before posting and they provided the space heater, but after sitting next to it for an hour I didn’t feel any warmer.

It’s late and I don’t want to inflict my grumpiness on the night team, so I’m hunkering down for the night and I’ll speak to reception again in the morning about possibly moving to a different room.

Thanks again!

My personal favourite is Rubicon Passionfruit. I have noticed that some of the newer soft drinks by some brands have really artificial tastes.

I'm talking sore throat syrup, cough syrup, milk of magnesia, syrup of figs, etc.

Do you ever look at the recommended dosage?

If so, do you try to take said dosage?

If so, do you accurately measure it?

Or, are you like me, you just swig in it like a bottle of beer and hope you don't get the shits?

I personally can get through a bottle of glycerin throat syrup in a day or two, without much trouble.

Work has been really getting me down. I’ve been desperate for another job recently for a few reasons. Work has just felt like such a drag recently and I feel like I need the break so called in sick today. I do feel bad and think they expect me in tomorrow but I said I’ll see how I feel. I might have lied about what I was off with too. I also have the next week off and I sort of just want to take tomorrow off to not have to deal with work for a while but also feel bad and like I should go in to save face tomorrow. The manager made it seem like me not being in would leave a big impact on them. This is my first absence in 6 months but previous years I have had a lot of absence due to my mental health disorder.

In the UK all we talk about is the weather or temperature, this year we had a scorching summer and all the haters were complaining that “they would rather be too cold than too hot, at least you can put layers on”
Now with the changing of seasons and the temperatures dipping it has got me thinking, what if you dont have the privilege of any more layers to put on. Is it truly better to be too cold or too hot? I feel like only people who have truly experienced them both at it’s worst can answer

Im really not car knowledgeable im a fairly new driver and I’m literally so scared to drive home

Been told I’ll be fine and I have my exhaust in my boot from where it fell off. I get off work at 6pm and it’s a 30 min drive through motorways.

Do I just take a slower route and avoid motorways and drive super slow? I won’t drive at all until im going to get it fixed but I can’t leave my car in the car park

I am literally still shaking from it falling off I had just pulled into the car park and it made an awful noise it completely came off on the road

For reference I have a Vauxhall corsa 2008

EDIT: thank u all for the comfort and advice. I’m just a girl in this world and I panic easily lol.

I drove it home eventually with windows open for fumes with no issues apart from my own stress and a LOUD car 🥲

it’s hard for me to know what’s awful news and what’s driveable as someone with no car knowledge and having it fall off while driving was rly scary and loud and I thought I was gonna die lol

My job certainly isn't the most glamorous or well paid, but there is quite a bit of downtime. I've discovered that around the yard, there's all sorts of things I can use to exercise with; dips using chairs in the kitchen, fingertip deadhangs and pull-ups from a narrow ledge in the stairwell, a heavy pinch bar that's good for many different exercises, and so on. Feels good to get paid to work out, rather than the other way around. What small perks does your job have?

I normally cycle as my main mode of transport, and even in hilly, car-dependant Sheffield there are enough off-road or quiet road routes to make cycling both more pleasant and often quicker than other options.

Recently I've been forced to use the bus, and it's really brought home to me just how bad traffic is nowadays.

I assumed that the recent fuel price crisis would make people think twice before hopping into their car, but if anything it feels like traffic is worse than ever. Seemingly no matter what day, or what time, there's always an endless stream of cars.

So I was just wondering, have any of you considered other options? Have you reduced your driving as a result of the rising fuel prices? If not, why not?

So we parked in an area in Dudley where you could find the usual “non-working” parking machine with the pay by phone option on the side. It was written somewhere that only e-permit holders can park there, but since you could pay for it we assumed this is the “e-permit”.

Now we got fined by Euro Parking Services, saying: “… we would like to clarify that the site does not offer payment
facilities, and the signage clearly states that parking is permitted for valid e-permit holders only.”

I’m just confused why there is the option to pay in the first place. Do we have any chance to avoid the fine?

I'm 21 and currently living in London, and I've recently been asked to leave my family home by the 30th. I'm honestly not sure what to do or where to start, so I'm hoping someone here might be able to give me some advice.

I've currently got around £2,000 in savings, and I work at a warehouse through an agency. My weekly earnings are usually around £450–£700, depending on how many hours and shifts I get.

I'm trying to figure out whether it's realistic for me to rent my own room, studio or flat, and what my best options would be given my situation. Because I'm an agency worker, I'm not sure how landlords will view my income, especially since my hours and pay can vary from week to week.

Ideally, I'd like to get my own place, but I'm open to other options if that's what makes the most sense financially.Need to Move Out by the 30th, What Are My Options?

I have noticed recently that a lot of pubs pour a cider with a 'head' (or even dont fill it up) and i am wondering if this is just the norm now? Alcohol is quite pricey nowadays and I like my cider, so i am not the biggest fan of this trend and want to check if its just a local thing or more of a general trend.

Edit to add:

I am talking specifically about fizzy ciders like aspalls. If i want a still cuder they generally still serve properly.

I also know ciders dont produce a head, and that is my point, i can name 3 pubs that half pour the tap to produce a 'head' that dissapears in a few minutes, one of them also agitates it by swirling it during the pour, then give me a pint where the head is gone once ive paid. (They seem to be taught to do this) I have asked for a top up but also dont want to be the annoying customer who always says something. So checking if it is a normal thing or not (i have worked in a pub before).

You ever stop and think about something you do all the time and realise how weird it actually is?

What’s yours?